Death of A Loved One

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Krista – “It feels good to get the anger out”

Krista talks about it feeling good to get the anger out. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Grief and Parenting in the Disability Community

In this blog post, Carrie writes about being the parent and primary caregiver to a child with disabilities and grieving the loss of a child dying from their disabilities.

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Russell – “Going back to work”

Russell talks about the process of going back to work. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Donna B – “Death of a Child and a Soldier”

Donna talks about losing her son and the military bond. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence